China in Africa — African exports to China fell by almost 40% in 2015, China's customs office announced. China is Africa's biggest single trading partner and its demand for African commodities has fuelled the continent's recent economic growth. The decline in exports reflects the recent slowdown in China's economy.

China — Wanda Group is investing $2.3 billion to build three hospitals in China, seeking to tap rising demand for high-end health-care services in the country.

Clean Energy — The slump in oil prices that’s brought upheaval and cost cutting to the traditional energy industry spared renewables such as solar and wind, which raked in a record $329.3 billion of investment last year.

Clean Energy — The Paris climate agreement adopted by 195 nations last month provides fresh momentum for achieving the Clean Trillion campaign goal of mobilizing an additional $1 trillion investment per year in clean energy in order to stabilize the climate.

Dubai — As a first-class tourism destination, and a world-leading financial services center, Dubai is seen as a safe haven for individuals from the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other Middle Eastern countries, and as an alternative jurisdiction for wealthy high-net worth families and their investments from around the world, according to Deloitte’s latest report.

Malaysia — Malaysia needs to be more aggressive in attracting foreign direct investments in 2016 owing to the difficult global economic scenario. A total of RM153.2 billion in investments was recorded in the manufacturing, services and other key sectors for the first nine months of 2015.

Nigeria — The Central Bank of Nigeria would assist the Dangote Group to access foreign exchange to facilitate its $14 billion refinery project. The refinery is projected to refine 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Norway — Investments in Norway's key oil and gas sector will fall further in 2016 and in the coming years following a 16-percent drop in 2015. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate sees investments, excluding exploration, falling to 135 billion crowns in 2016 from close to 150 billion in 2015. Norway's oil output will drop to 1.53 million barrels per day in 2016 and 1.41 million in 2020. The country’s gas production will fall to 106.6 billion cubic metres in 2016 from last year's 117.2 billion, rising again to 111.1 billion by 2020.

Oman — The government of Oman has borrowed $1 billion as the Gulf country tries to cope with strains on its finances as oil prices plummet.

Panama — Japan and Panama to sign a memorandum of understanding to use Japanese technology for an estimated $2 billion monorail that would span the Central American nation’s trans-oceanic canal and ease traffic congestion.

Turkey — The President approved the establishment agreement over the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, in which the country is a founding member. The bank, which was established under the leadership of China, is expected to have $100 billion in capital. According to the agreement, Turkey will not pay more than $2.6 billion - including capital subscription and other related payments - for the bank, which will have the potential to compete with the World Bank by providing support for energy, transportation and infrastructure projects.

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